Browse Items (68 total)
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882nd Field Artillery Battalion in World War II, including Bethalto resident Pvt. Edgar Wells | This photograph shows the 882nd Field Artillery Battalion. One of the men in the photo is Bethalto resident Private Edgar Wells. Wells served in the United States army from 1941 to March 1944, when he was honorably discharged. This photograph was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. It was brought to class by Ethan Hannaford. |
1941-1944 | September 7, 2018 |
![Albert "Peck" Bieser in his World War I U.S. Army Uniform](https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/files/thumbnails/9e13e42d62395a92d05ff1777260cb59.jpg "Albert "Peck" Bieser in his World War I U.S. Army Uniform") |
Albert "Peck" Bieser in his World War I U.S. Army Uniform | This photograph is of Albert "Peck" Bieser in his World War I U.S. Army Uniform. | Unknown | September 18, 2017 |
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Alfred in a different pose without a hat on sand bag wall | This photograph shows a serviceman, Alfred, sitting alone on a sand bag wall during World War I. He is not wearing his hat in this photo. | 1917 - 1918 | September 18, 2017 |
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Alfred in WWI uniform | This photograph is of a serviceman, Alfred, standing at attention while wearing his World War I uniform. | Circa 1917 - 1918 | September 18, 2017 |
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Alfred sitting alone in a WWI Uniform | This photograph shows a serviceman, Alfred, sitting alone on a sand bag wall during World War I. | 1917 - 1918 | September 18, 2017 |
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Alfred sitting alone in a WWI Uniform without a hat | This photograph shows a serviceman, Alfred, sitting alone on a sand bag wall during World War I. He is not wearing his hat in this photo. | 1917 - 1918 | September 18, 2017 |
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Bethalto Resident and World War II Veteran Pvt. Edgar Wells | This photograph shows World War II Veteran and Bethalto resident Private Edgar Wells. Wells served in the United States army from 1941 to March 1944, when he was honorably discharged. He served in Battery "A", 882nd Field Artillery Battalion, 70th Infantry Division. He was a farmer in Bethalto. This photograph was digitized as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. It was brought to class by Ethan Hannaford. |
1941-1944 | September 7, 2018 |
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Book of Newspaper Clippings about the Civil War from April 18, 1861 – May 23, 1863 | This is a book of newspaper clippings about the Civil War from April 18, 1861 – May 23, 1863. It contains a table of contents and different newspaper clippings relating to national news about the Civil War. | 1861 – May 23 April 18 | March 17, 2019 |
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Bryan Mathis Oral History Interview | In this oral history interview, Bryan Mathis describes his childhood in Venice, Illinois, and his experiences as an African-American man growing up in the area during the era of desegregation. He describes the various forms of bigotry and racism he's faced in the communities of Venice, Madison, Granite City, and St. Louis, as well as his feeling about the communities of Venice and Granite City today. He also discusses his work as a paperboy in Venice, what it was like growing up in the Venice housing projects, getting cut from the Venice High School Basketball team the year they won the State Championship (1975), and going to SIUE and the Mississippi River Festival in the late 70s. | October 18, 2016 | December 1, 2016 |
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Camp Dix, New Jersey during WWI | Alfred and Ed Nicol at Camp Dix, NJ. (in group) during the WWI era, 1917-1918. | 1917 - 1918 | September 18, 2017 |